Improvement in harvester-droppers



WILLIAM GT BEELS, OF INDEPENDENCE, IOWA.

Letters Patent No. 98,909, dated January 18, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN HARVESTER-DROPPERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAMG. Bur-its,otIndcpcndencc, in the county of Buchanan, and State of Iowa, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Side-Droppers ,i'or Harvesters;and I do hereby declare that the following is a in", clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accon'ipanying drawings,forming part of this specification.

This invention relates -to improvements in sidedropper attachments forharvesters, andfimsists of the combination, with the aprou,.ot' acarriage, ar-

' ranged to receive the grain as it falls, and convey it backward to therear side of the apron, previous todlschargiug, away from contact withthe grain out while discharging, on which carriage a discharger,

consisting ot'a series of arms, reaching across the carriage, and hingedat one side, is arranged to be turned up when the carriage has moved thegrain back for discharging it.

The invention also comprises certain arrangements of devices foroperating the carriage and dischargcr, and the combination, with thecarriage and operatingdevices therefor, of a cut-oif' rod, for holdingup the grain cut, during the (lischargirig-operation, and for letting itfall when the carriage comes back.

Figure 1 represents a plan view of my improved machine;

. Figure 2 represents a section on the line :0 x of ti". 1; and v igure3 represents a section on the line y y, fig. 1. Similar letters ofreference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the apron, and B, the cutter-support.

The grain-receiving carriage consists of transverse bars D, connected atthe ends to other bars 0, the former armed with pins, and arranged onways E, for sliding away from, and up to the position behind thecutter-bar, for receiving the grain as it iiills'i'rom the cutter. andfor carrying the cut grain, when ready for discharging, away fromcontact with that being cut.

F are the discharging-arms, reaching across the carriage, parallel. withthe bars D.

They are connected to a bar, G, behind the side of the carriage, commonto all. They are also connected to the slotted oscillating bar H by I,headed bolts passing through the slot, so that when the said slottedbaris turned on its axis, the arms will be raised nearly to a verticalposition, being arrested by stophooks at, connectedto the bars I) of thecarriage.

1 is a grain-supporting rod, supported by a crankarni, K, on the post L,and connected by a rod, M, to

' the line N, by which the carriage-operating devices are placed ingear.

These devices consist of a pair of friction-wheels, O P, shaft Q,rope-winding wheel R, rope S, pulleys T T and spring-drum U. l

The. lever M is so arranged, relatively to the wheel I, that,' l.-whenrequired, the operator may, by pressing on it by the foot, force thesaid wheel I up against the wheel 0, on the driving-shaft, andconstantly in motion.

This will cause the winding-wheel R to wind up the cord which isconnected to the carriage, drawing it back, and coiling up thespring-drum U, on which the other end of the cord is wound.

This movement of the lever M will force the grainrod I down, so as toreceive the falling grain, and support it in a leaning position, whilethe carriage is away from the receiving-position.

\Vhen the carriage has been drawn back, the press suitable guide-pulley,x, to the short army of the.

slotted bar ,I, so as to tilt the same when actuated by the hand-lever,in being thus pushed forward.

On releasing the pressure on the hand-lever V, the discharger will fallback. Then the pressure of the foot on the lever M being released, willallow the spring to return the carriage to the receiving-position,throwing up the grain-rod I.

Having thus described my invention,

Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent--' 7,

l. The combination of ban G, slotted oscillating shalt H, andstop-hooks, arranged and operating as and for the purpose specified.

ZI-The combination of iiictiou-wheels O P, shaft O winding-pulley It,rope S, pulleys T '1 T, and spring-drum V, arranged as set forth, toreciprocate the carriage.

3. The arrangement of the hand-lever, cord NV, guide-pulley, and shortarm 1/ of the slotted arm I, to actuate the discharger in the mannerdescribed.

The above specification of my invention signed by me, this 31st day of Jnly, 1869.

WV. G. BEELS.

Witnesses:

J OHN HOLLETT, D. L. SMITH.

